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Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train
Ina Caro
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Description for Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train
Paperback. "I'd rather go to France with Ina Caro than with ?Henry Adams or Henry James."-Newsweek Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orléans to evoke the visions of Joan of Arc or to the Place de la Concorde to witness the beheading of Marie Antoinette, Caro animates history with her lush descriptions of architectural splendors and tales of court intrigue. “[An] enchanting travelogue” (Publishers Weekly), Paris to the Past has become one of the classic guidebooks of our time.
In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orléans to evoke the visions of Joan of Arc or to the Place de la Concorde to witness the beheading of Marie Antoinette, Caro animates history with her lush descriptions of architectural splendors and tales of court intrigue. “[An] enchanting travelogue” (Publishers Weekly), Paris to the Past has become one of the classic guidebooks of our time.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Number of pages
381
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393343151
SKU
V9780393343151
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99-1
About Ina Caro
Ina Caro, author of the best-selling The Road from the Past, is an authority on medieval and modern French history. She lives in New York with her husband, the acclaimed biographer Robert A. Caro.
Reviews for Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train
"[Caro] is an unabashedly enthusiastic guide. Her love for the places she visits is contagious." "A keen, if sometimes breathless guide to monarchical France and its architecture." "Ina Caro ... has spent her life studying and writing about France, and she has crammed all of her knowledge into this delightful travel guide."